Nghe An Department of Health warns of fraud in food safety inspection

On October 1, Nghe An Department of Health issued Document No. 3277/SYT-TTR on warning about fraudulent activities in food safety inspection to the People's Committees of districts, towns and Vinh city and the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, Nghe An province.

The content of the document clearly states: Recently, in many localities across the country, there has been a situation where some production, processing and trading establishmentsfoodreceived a fake document of Decision to establish a Food Safety Inspection and Supervision Team of the Department of Health of provinces and cities.

To proactively prevent crimes of fraud and appropriation of property, Nghe An Department of Health recommends that the People's Committees of districts, towns and Vinh city promote information and propaganda on legal regulations in food safety inspection, examination and supervision activities and how to recognize fake documents so that food production, processing and trading establishments in the area can raise their vigilance, promptly detect and report to local police agencies to prevent and handle fraudulent acts in food safety inspection, examination and supervision in particular and the health sector in general.

Direct the People's Committees of communes, wards and towns and notify food production, processing and trading establishments and catering services under their management authority about acts of fraud and impersonation of state management agencies on food safety to proactively prevent and participate in reporting crimes.

Nghe An Department of Health also assignedFood Safety and Hygiene DepartmentThe province guides and strengthens information and communication work to raise vigilance against fraudulent acts and impersonation of state management agencies in food safety management in general and food production, processing, and trading establishments and catering services under the provincial management authority in particular./.